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Because you ARE good enough and the right book can get us through just about anything, I have compiled a short list of Toxic Mom Toolkit recommended books. Request them now from your library so you can curl up in a corner this fall and read until your eyes turn to raisins – LIKE MINE.

Many of these titles are available on Kindle for very low prices starting at .99 cents.

Stories heal. Read some.

This list will always be changing and growing. If you have a book that helped you please let me know at Toxic Mom Toolkit on Facebook or at ToxicMomToolkit.com.

4 Responses to “Curl Up with a Toxic Mom Toolkit Recommended Book this Fall”

I found M. Scott Peck’s Book “People of the Lie” helpful. I use to wonder how my Mother could twist things I said, so that I thought I was the crazy one. The story Dr. Peck told of the parents (He does include Toxic Fathers as well) who gave their son the same gun his brother used to kill himself as a Christmas present was absolutely chilling.
It helped me to understand why I become so angry at being lied to. I am grateful that my Mother died nearly four years ago, but the damage dome to me and my sister, who lived with her has been catastrophic.

Thanks for suggesting this book. We’ll add it to the list moving forward.
I, too, find that so many times in life when something makes me fearful or furious it’s because there is a link back to my toxic mom. Whenever my blood starts boiling I stop and think WHY is this so upsetting and that helps.

The Susan Forward books were revelations for me. Emotional Blackmail was the first thing I read that nailed every single behavior I was dealing with as an adult with a toxic mother. I would recommend adding Understanding the Borderline Mother by Christine Ann Lawson. I remember the first time I began the section about The Queen Mother and starting to highlight pertinent parts – I ended up highlighting entire pages. It was a validating read, to say the least…